how to say “musical instrument” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/פתח-#.m4a” /]פֶּתַח With the Ashkenazic pronunciation, this word sounds just like the one for Passover – פסח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/פתח-#.m4a” /]. But Modern Hebrew renders it with a t sound – פתח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/פתח-#.m4a” /]. It means doorway or opening, and is related to the word for to open – לפתוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/פתח-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/פתח-#.m4a” /]הכלב עומד שם בפתח עם פרצוף כזה…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מסר-1.m4a” /]מֶסֶר, הוֹדָעָה A message can be something of moral substance. Or it could be a simple piece of information. Hebrew has a word for each: מסר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מסר-2.m4a” /] usually functions as the moralistic or philosophical word, while הודעה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מסר-3.m4a” /] is a more simple message. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מסר-4.m4a” /]ילדים, איזה מסר אתם לומדים מהסרט הזה? Kids,…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אחי-1.m4a” /]אָחִי In Biblical Hebrew, adding an ee sound to the end of a word means that that thing is mine. For example, ביתי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אחי-2.m4a” /] is my house – my בית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אחי-3.m4a” /] (house). In Modern Hebrew, we tend to use שלי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אחי-4.m4a” /] instead to express possession, so that my house is הבית שלי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אחי-5.m4a” /]…